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Florida Winning East Division Shows Just How Flawed SEC Is

For the second straight season, Florida has claimed the SEC East crown.

The Gators wrapped that up Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge in a 16-10 win over LSU thanks to a goal-line stand for the ages in a road game that was postponed and moved from Gainesville due to Hurricane Matthew.

For the second straight season, they've earned a chance to take on Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.

The Gators are better-suited to take on the Crimson Tide this year thanks to a little bit more stable quarterback play from Austin Appleby rather than Treon Harris, and an offensive identity that seemed to find a spark on the ground at LSU under Jordan Scarlett and Lamical Perine.